Written by John Edward BetancourtIf there is one thing each and every one of us strive for in life, it's balance and peace. We yearn to not deal with unnecessary drama or major problems in our life and while sometimes the struggle to be free of such things is difficult, the end result is always worth the journey. Yet, what's truly amazing about finding our own personal utopia, is how quickly it can be upset or shattered. Sometimes it only takes a moment, and just like that we're back to square one, trying to figure out how to get our lives back on track and peaceful once again. That particular quest for internal peace is one of the many themes that Battlestar Galactica has been exploring throughout its second season and the most recent episode I had the pleasure of rewatching, 'Epiphanies', decided to take an in-depth look at how we respond to having that peace shattered by rattling the core of the fleet with a different kind of insurrection. I say different, because there was no organized protest throughout the fleet, or any kind of armed conflict. No instead we were introduced to a group of people who believed that the time for war had come to an end, and they brought attention to their cause through ugly and violent statements to let the Admiral know he should do what he deemed unthinkable...surrender to the Cylons and make peace with them. But while the notion of peace is nothing earth shattering when it comes to stories similar to this one, what made this particular plot thread so damn intriguing, is that the notion of making peace with a sworn enemy, came from said enemy. Gina, the Cylon that escaped the Pegasus with Baltar's help was the brains behind the whole thing and she, along with the apparition of Caprica Six, saw an opportunity for the Vice President to embrace their cause and launch it to new heights because it was a well known fact throughout the fleet that the President was more or less upon her death bed aboard the Galactica, meaning that it wouldn't be long before Baltar assumed the Presidency and all of the power, and influence, that comes with it. However, complicating Baltar's rise to power, is a dying wish from the embattled Roslin, who wanted to see Sharon's pregnancy terminated for the safety of future generations of mankind. The disturbing idea gave him a wild idea on how to save the President since he discovers that the blood from the Human/Cylon fetus could potentially cure her and well, despite some misgivings from Doc Cottle, they give the cure a whirl and save the President's life in the process. But a letter that Roslin left for Baltar, to be opened after he became the President changes his outlook on his good deed, merely because she does say a few hard truths about the man, leading him to help out the rebels in the fleet...by giving them the nuclear warhead he 'needed' for his experiments and that little twist was downright fascinating to say the least. Because despite everyone's best efforts to find unity in the fleet, fear of the unknown still comes into play, and old wounds can still be re-opened and sadly, the human ego is still creating plenty of problems and it's a shame those elements are still keeping the survivors of mankind from coming together in a common cause. Either way, I have to say that while all this stuff was neat, this was in essence a so-so episode. It's obvious everything presented here was designed to set up some future plot points and while it wasn't terrible, this one pales in comparison to the past few episodes. Unfortunately, however, this episode did jog my memory and hopefully it's wrong because I recall this stretch of the show delivering some sub par stories and while I know the next one, is one of my least favorites, here's to hoping what follows 'Black Market', is simply top notch. Regardless it's time to settle in and try to find the good in an episode that left a bad taste in my mouth, as we continue our journey through the stars. Until next time.
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